New global estimates reveal that 2.1 billion people volunteer monthly Latest blog New global estimates reveal that 2.1 billion people volunteer monthly Topics Featured Sustainable development Child labour Unpaid work ILO sectors Labour supply Population and labour force Employment Unemployment and labour underutilization Working conditionsand labour rights Earnings and labour income Working time Safety and […]
The ILO seeks partners to improve the production and dissemination of labour statistics for better evidence-based policy. See our current partnerships.
The ILO, in particular the Department of Statistics, is fully committed to the 10 fundamental principles of official statistics.
Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics Read More »
We provide training and support with the implementation of international statistical standards, data production, analysis and dissemination.
Capacity building and technical assistance Read More »
Learn more about the ILO’s programme of methodological research to identify and promote good practices in the collection and reporting of labour statistics.
LFS research and development Read More »
This list of resources provides online resources and personalized technical advice provided by the ILO to support its member States with the implementation of international statistical standards, data production, analysis and dissemination.
The ICLS meets every 5 years to establish international standards on labour statistics. The latest (21st) ICLS was held in October 2023.
International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) Read More »
Collective bargaining statistics are crucial to assess labour markets but also the state of industrial relations. However, the particularities linked with the data sources and data quality make collective bargaining statistics a very challenging field of labour statistics. Get information about all the main aspects of collective bargaining statistics in this quick guide.
Quick guide on sources and uses of collective bargaining statistics Read More »
Online resources for data producers to build or improve their labour force survey, such as PAPI and CAPI model questionnaires.
Labour force survey (LFS) questionnaire toolkit Read More »
This report presents the main findings on the measurement of working time and time related underemployment drawn from the ILO LFS pilot studies. The report is part of the ILO statistical methodology series that describe in detail the main findings of the project.
